Wrongful Convictions Clinic

The Iowa Code provisions regarding postconviction relief procedure.

The Iowa Code provision allowing for DNA testing post conviction.

The Iowa Supreme Court case that addresses the issue of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel within the three-year statute of limitations.

The Iowa Supreme Court case that created a free-standing claim of actual innocence to challenge a conviction in state court.

Discusses an application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition, the federal remedy for unconstitutional state custody.

Form from the U.S. Courts

The federal case that requires a conviction to be reversed if the undisclosed Brady material is material and the suppression undermines the confidence in the outcome of trial.

The federal case that requires the State to disclose evidence that is material to guilt of punishment of a defendant.

The federal case requiring disclosure to present all material evidence, and any violation requires a new trial.

The federal case prohibiting the government to knowingly put on false evidence.

The federal gateway claim of actual innocence in a habeas corpus petition.

The federal case granting a defendant the right to effective assistance of counsel.

The federal case that states than an omission of evidence must be evaluated in the context of the entire record.